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by gamblor956 4251 days ago
You can download Windows 8 free online, and enter into the serial on the CDs when it comes time to register.

(Windows 7 was the first Windows OS that was fully installable from a downloaded or USB-stick copy.)

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The serial is not written on the CD, it's a lenovo recovery CD, not a pure windows CD. Nor have i found it anywhere else.

I guess i could easily get a key from lenovos support but i really don't care much anyway, win 7 works great. I just find the whole experience a great example of how badly pc manufacturers consider the "whole package" experience of their products.